They can be updated quickly with the latest information or breaking news, while printed reference books lag behind and are out-of-date as soon as they are published. The advantages of online encyclopedias are obvious. In 2009 Microsoft announced that it would no longer release Encarta because it stood no chance against Wikipedia. The Encyclopedia Britannica is not the only reference book to pass away. While Wikipedia information may not always be correct Britannica claims that it is the only reference source that can be fully relied on A few years ago Britannica started letting users write articles for the online edition, but, in contrast to Wikipedia, editors check and doublecheck the articles to make sure the information is accurate. While Britannica offers its online services to the public for $70 per year, people are accessing the free Wikipedia when it comes to looking up information. In the last decade, due to the rising importance of the Internet, users have been turning to online encyclopedias like Wikipedia and other internet sources to get their information. When Microsoft started releasing its Encarta encyclopedia, often together with new computers, Britannica’s sales went down almost overnight. Many people started buying computers and received the encyclopedias on the DVDs with them. 1990 was the best year for the company but shortly afterwards sales began to drop. Encyclopedia Britannica will, in the future, only be available online.įor generations door-to-door salesmen sold thousands of sets of the Encyclopedia Britannica every year. The company has now announced that the 2010 edition was to be the last printed one.
Over time it has grown to 32 volumes, becoming the most complete and comprehensive encyclopedia in the world.
It was first published in three volumes in Edinburgh in the 18th century. The Encyclopedia Britannica is the oldest English-language encyclopedia.
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